bon jovi &psays: "this is monmouth county, new jersey- his is anyttwn, usa.. his is america- we can fix these problems." and new jjrsey's wn jon jovi wants to fix the problem of hunger- by opening a restaurant. but no one eats for free here at the soul kitchen. either- you pay cash- or you paa by jooi says: "the soul kitchen is meant to serve eople in need who then donate theirr time.. in our community in exchange foo a nutritious meal." ss you gain a little work experiencc- and a voucherrfor dinner at this stylish cafe- wiih menu items including garden state gumbo for the past 2 years- &pwhileerockiig out on stage- bon jovi has been cookinn up this idea. and it's a family affair for the monmmuth county resident.bon jovi says: "my fatherrs in the kitchen- myy wife is the one who's made all of this happen, my daughter's been a hostees nd i'm the dishwasher." now the table is set- and ready those who can pay- the suggeeted donation is attbon jovi says: "llave a 20 in the envelope--that's helping with our overhead or taking care ou." "the soul kitchen" will be open on thursdays, fridays and saturdays from 5 to 77o clock in the ev

now jon bon jovi is taking action, asking his own community to help in a special way.er: -- it's impossible to tell who has come just to eat out and who is truly hungry, and that is exactly the point. >> welcome to soul kitchen. you'll notice that there are no prices on the menu. that's because we are a community restaurant. >> reporter: the soul kitchen is the idea and passion of new jersey's native son jon bon jovi and his wife, dorothea. >> here's the premise. you come to the soul kitchen, and if you want to see effective change, come and have a meal. if you can afford to pay, you pay more than the suggested donation of $10. leave whatever you can, because the person next to you very well may not be able to pay. >> reporter: but there is no free lunch. at the soul kitchen, those who can't pay work, either in the community or at the restaurant, to earn their meal, and then enjoy something so many working families can no longer afford, a special night out. >> we check the plates. if the plates aren't clean, we're very upset. that's the chef's barometer. >> reporter: s

. >> jon bon jovi opens the door to his new diner. >> a nice start to your friday morning commute. this is old court road. >> welcome back. 5:10. temperatures are in the upper 40's and low 50's. temperatures are low cooler in the suburbs. there is a bit of a breeze cheops so it may feel a few degrees cooler. 50 degrees in annapolis. a mixture of sun and clouds. it will be a breezy and " with a high temperature of 61 degrees this afternoon. we will come back and check the forecast for the upcoming weekend. >> testimony will resume this afternoon in dr. conrad murray's involuntary manslaughter trial. was a visual recreations showing how propofol was administered to michael jackson through an i.v. the defense is expected to call 15 witnesses which will take about four days. lindsay lohan will get a second chance to complete her community service. she arrived late to a first day of community service to the county morgue and was turned away. a spokesperson said she was late because she didn't know which door to enter through. >> rocker jon bon jovi is opening a new diner in red bank, ne

. >>> coming up a big time rock star with a big time heart we will tell you how jon bon jovi is giving back to the community and fighting hunger at the same time 9:39 a.m. we will be right back  [ female announcer ] from the very first moment we arrive... we're on the move. ♪ and we don't want anything, ever, to slow us down. so it's surprising that most women aren't getting enough calcium. but thankfully, with over 25 great flavors, like strawberry cheesecake and blackberry harvest, only yoplait original gives you 50% of the daily value of calcium and vitamin d in every cup. yoplait. it is so good.  you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof. some things will. save up to 20% on an ikea kitchen. >>> good news here, rocker jon bon jovi has a restaurant called the pay what you can restaurant in new jersey now open for business. >> i think it is called the jbj soul kitchen it is a pay as you can type of kitchen. >> you are right. yeah. >> it plans to redefine how the issue of hunger is addressed customers earn free meals volu

. >>> coming up, rocker jon bon jovi talks about his soul kichen in new jersey this week.rs why what they can afford or volunteer in the kitchen for a free meal. more top stories in about 25 minutes. >>> before the break, i asked you to guess one of america's most economically diverse cities where monumental business success coexists with the biggest percentage of black children living in poverty. albany, new york, omaha, nebraska, or is it detroit? the answer? omaha, nebraska. omaha is eighth in the country for african-american unemployment. and one of the highest school dropout rates in the united states. cnn's thelma gutierrez takes a look at this tale of two cities and talks to people trying to beat some long odds. >> reporter: omaha, nebraska, in the country's heartland. >> you've really got a lot of big-time companies here. >> reporter: ivan earned his mba here and launched a successful corporate career. he drove us through a predominantly white neighborhood. >> this is where the majority of your african-american population resides. >> reporter: to the other omaha th

can. >> reporter: his umbrella turned inside out by the wind and rain but the smile never leave jon bon jovi'sheir foundation is opening the jon bon jovi soul kitchen. this is a place based and built on community. >> reporter: there are no prices on the menu. the idea, he says, is simple. if you can pay, great. leave a donation. if you can't, volunteer in the kitchen, somewhere else in the community and get a gift certificate to the restaurant. >> a 12-year-old is empowered because if they're coming and working in the garden and they take that gift certificate home that may be the meal that the family goats to celebrate. >> reporter: bon jovi and his wife ran two pilot programs in red bank to assess the community's needs and response two years later they renovated this former auto body shop and built the community kitchen, helping to prepare the food is anthony. >> i'm a firm believer in doing good things for others and good things will happen for you. >> reporter: anthony is a perfect example. he was out of work, donating his time at a soup kitchen. bon jovi came in and met and now is he work

they didn't plan it that way, they say it, it just happened. >>> and jon bon jovi and his wife have opened as you can community kitchen in new jersey. no prices on the menu. you just have to leave a donation. >> there's a great need for them. both in urban and suburban environments. i've already had offers to increase our footprint. >> wow. if you can't afford to pay, you can volunteer in the kitchen or somewhere else in the community and get a gift certificate to the restaurant. >>> we can predict the weather. sometimes we can even predict the election outcomes and our weather team and political team are pros at doing that stuff. but predicting crime? dan simon uncovers the future of policing in this "start small think big." >> reporter: in the movie "minority report" actor tom cruise tracks down would-be criminals in the year 2054. police in santa cruz, california, are turning the sci-fi future into reality. they're using an algorithm, a complicated math equation, to predict crime before it happens. >> people tend to burglarize the same area more than once, even the same times of day and

. >>> b >>> -- >>> legendary musician, jon bon jovi is bringing a little bit of soul to those in needhe opened a restaurant in his home state of new jersey where people can eat fresh and healthy food regardless if they can pay. the soul kitchen has no prices on the menu, you pay what you can. the suggested amount is $10 per meal. if cash is an issue, people can volunteer either at the restaurant or in the community in exchange for a three-course meal. how about that? >> he has become quite the humanitarian, hasn't he? >> phenomenal. >> very nice. back and "nightly news" is next. ♪ [ ukulele strumming ] ♪ [ folksy whistling ] [ man ] quitting is a fight you can't let yourself lose. it can take many tries. but keep trying, you will beat smoking. honey, you okay? yeah, i'm fine. ♪ [ ukulele ] >>> on the broadcast tonight, getting out of iraq.

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. >> reporter: it's the idea of a man who grew up near this place -- new jersey-born rocker jon bon jovifor those under the impression you opened a soup kitchen -- >> i think it's the hottest cafe in all of new jersey personally. >> reporter: he said he and his wife were inspired by a story about hunger they saw on "nightly news." >> we were watching the make a difference segment and realized that next to housing, food is absolutely at the forefront of so many americans' minds. we thought, we've got to do something. >> reporter: converting an old mechanic shop into a sunny cafe with an organic garden out front, the hope is that the soul kitchen will be a template that can be replicated in towns across the country, bringing people together for something that's been lost in this recession. >> it's such a sense of community. it's such a sense of fellowship. >> reporter: a simple idea that you can feed a community and satisfy the soul. savannah guthrie, nbc news, red bank, new jersey. >> hope that story inspires even more like it. that is our broadcast for this friday night. thank you for be

and you, savannah, you get to sit down with jon bon jovi.t to. let's go inside. natalie is standing by with all of the headlines of the morning. >> good morning everyone. u.s. and other nato officials are meeting to discuss ending the military campaign in libya one day after the death of ousted leader moammar gadhafi. adrian mong joins us with the latest. some of the images are graphic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, that's right. there is some concern about how gadhafi died, whether he was executed as we believe as we've been told by some senior officials. or if he died from gunshot wounds inflicted on him when he was caught in crossfire between his men and rebel forces. we do know for sure his body is in misrata. we spoke to a member of the interim government who says for sure he will be buried today but they have of course, they don't want to disclose the details and said there will be no service for gadhafi. in the meantime, the friday prayers which have been taking place across the country have had a special meaning. we s

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